Therapy Approaches at Insight Recovery Mental Health

Our Therapy Approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT is a structured, goal-oriented therapy that helps you identify and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors. It’s highly effective for anxiety, depression, stress, and more.

CBT may help with:

• Challenging negative thinking
• Managing symptoms of anxiety or depression
• Improving emotional regulation and coping skills

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

EMDR is a trauma-focused therapy that helps your brain reprocess distressing memories in a safe, controlled way. It’s especially effective for PTSD and trauma-related symptoms.

EMDR may help with:

• Reducing emotional intensity tied to past events
• Processing traumatic memories
• Increasing emotional resilience

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

DBT blends CBT techniques with mindfulness strategies to help you manage intense emotions and build healthier relationships. It’s often used for mood disorders and emotional dysregulation.

DBT may help with:

• Managing overwhelming emotions
• Reducing impulsive or self-destructive behaviors
• Improving interpersonal effectiveness

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

ACT encourages acceptance of difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to behavior that aligns with your values.

ACT may help with:

• Building psychological flexibility
• Managing anxiety or depression
• Living a more value-driven life

Mindfulness-Based Therapies (MBT)

MBT teaches you to stay present and aware—especially useful for managing anxiety, depression, and chronic stress.

MBT may help with:

• Reducing rumination and worry
• Calming the nervous system
• Cultivating self-awareness

Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)

IPT focuses on how your relationships and life roles affect your mental health. It’s often used for depression, grief, and life transitions.

IPT may help with:

• Navigating role changes or losses
• Improving communication and relationship patterns
• Reducing symptoms of depression and isolation

Exposure Therapy

This structured approach helps reduce avoidance and anxiety by gradually and safely exposing you to feared situations or triggers.

Exposure therapy may help with:

• Social anxiety and phobias
• Panic attacks and PTSD
• Obsessive-compulsive behaviors

Psychodynamic Therapy

Psychodynamic therapy explores past experiences, relationship patterns, and unconscious conflicts to increase self-awareness and support emotional growth.

This approach may help with:

• Understanding the roots of distress
• Improving self-esteem and insight
• Addressing long-standing emotional patterns

Behavioral Activation

A treatment for depression that focuses on increasing engagement in meaningful, pleasurable activities to shift mood and energy.

Behavioral Activation may help with:

• Boosting motivation and focus
• Reconnecting with purposeful routines
• Reducing avoidance and low mood

Motivational Interviewing

A collaborative, non-judgmental approach that helps you explore ambivalence and strengthen your motivation to change.

Motivational Interviewing may help with:

• Behavioral addictions
• Low motivation or “stuck” points
• Building internal readiness for change

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